Amama (album)

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Amama
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)
Genre
Length35:14
Label Crumb
Producer
Crumb chronology
Ice Melt
(2021)
Amama
(2024)

Amama (stylized as AMAMA) is the third studio album by American band Crumb, released on May 17, 2024. [1]

Contents

Production and release

The album was announced in March 2024. [2] The album was produced by Johnscott Sanford and Jonathan Rado. [1]

Lila Ramani, Crumb's frontwoman, has said the album is dedicated to her grandmother. [2] Some of the songs featured on Amama were written during the production of the band's previous album, Ice Melt , and others pre-date the band's first album, Jinx . [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [1]

Amama received a score of 78 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, which the website categorized as "generally favorable" reception. [4]

Samuel Hyland, writing for Pitchfork , praised Amama and contrasted it positively with the band's first two albums, referring to it as a "a sleeker, riskier, and more rewarding iteration of Crumb's approach". [1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Lila Ramani; all music is composed by Bri Aronow, Jesse Brotter, Jonathan Gilad, and Lila Ramani.

Amama track listing
No.TitleLength
1."From Outside a Window Sill"2:37
2."Side by Side"3:07
3."The Bug"3:56
4."Amama"3:10
5."Genie"5:48
6."Crushxd"3:06
7."Nightly News"0:49
8."(Alone in) Brussels"3:18
9."Sleep Talk"2:51
10."Dust Bunny"3:04
11."Swarmed"1:06
12."XXX"2:22
Total length:35:14

Personnel

Crumb

Additional contributors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hyland, Samuel. "Crumb: Amama Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Rettig, James (March 26, 2024). "Crumb Announce New Album Amama: Hear Its Title Track". Stereogum . Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. "Crumb: "This album feels a bit less manicured and timid – it's not afraid to lean into the weirder sides of our sound"". DIY . May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Amama by Crumb Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved May 27, 2024.